Colleges / Dordt University
College · Private nonprofit · Sioux Center, IA · Town
DU

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Religious affiliation
Address700 7th St SE, Sioux Center, IA 51250-1606
Websitewww.dordt.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size1,597
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1221 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,597 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $52k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$207k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$103k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$104k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$37.0k
Room & board
$11.8k
Books & supplies
$1,080

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,597
Location
Sioux Center, IA
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Dort
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White81%
  • International9%
  • Unknown4%
  • Hispanic2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
  • Black1%
First-gen students12%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$84k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 87

What you can study.

Colleges / Dordt University
College · Private nonprofit · Sioux Center, IA · Town
DU

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Religious affiliation
Address700 7th St SE, Sioux Center, IA 51250-1606
Websitewww.dordt.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size1,597
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1221 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,597 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $52k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$207k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$103k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$104k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$37.0k
Room & board
$11.8k
Books & supplies
$1,080

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,597
Location
Sioux Center, IA
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Dort
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White81%
  • International9%
  • Unknown4%
  • Hispanic2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
  • Black1%
First-gen students12%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$84k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 87

What you can study.